Bird Watching: More birds from Down Under Volume 2, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thanks Mrs Ed. They have such amazingly clean lines.

Thanks for you comments GP also for the ID on the vine. They are all over the place, but I've never known what it is.

Linth, that praise coming from someone with the most fantastic Bald Eagle thread is very flattering. Thanks.

Yes Lee, the honeyeaters are well named. They have long tongues that are feathered at the tip to better enable them to extract the nectar. They are also insectivorous. I've cropped this shot to show how, in addition to entering the flower face on, they also pierce a hole near the base to get at the nectar. I've seen Singing Honeyeaters at the flowers of our African Tulip tree pierce two or three holes in a single flower, as the flowers are so large.